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Empathy fatigue (also called Compassion Fatigue) is an epidemic in healthcare. You give and give until your own personal tank of energy and empathy is empty â¦. then what happens? Often it is behavior that is reactive, dismissive, demeaning to the very people we are called to serve and heal.
On Empathy and Apathy: Two Case Studies. By definition, empathy is the opposite of apathy. Empathy is defined as âthe ability to understand and share the feelings of anotherâ â within + feeling or inside + suffering. Apathy is defined as âa lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concernâ â not + feeling or without + suffering. I believe empathy and apathy exist on a spectrum.